Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chryses, Iliad, Chryseis
6 Mar 2019
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*review the sinners and what happened to them in the underworld. Multiple choice: who is the slayer of medusa: heracles, theseus, perseus, jason, daedalus. The iliad is an epic poem in 24 books. It emerges from the oral epic tradition (originally a song) The iliad covers a brief period of time in the nal year of the 10 year trojan war. The tragedy of hector, a trojan prince and champion. Ends with funeral of hector (war is not over) Disruption and restoration of various rituals (ie. supplication ritual, with offer of ransom, and the funeral ritual of patroclus and hector) Positive and negative forms of reciprocity establish social order (ie. violent (war, abduction) or peaceful (prizes, ransom, sacri ce) When someone seeks refuge in another place, they perform rituals in order to be able to enter these rituals involve the gods (supplication) Calchas: the prophet (sacred to apollo) for the greek army.
